Lately, the
issue of the use of violence has come to the front in the political dialogue
in occupied Hellas.

There are many
people with no political knowledge at all, who have never been involved in
politics, and disagree with insurrection as a means of escape from the
political cesspool we are now finding ourselves in.

So I do not
expect consistency and high quality arguments about any subject that arises
in everyday political battle from these people; let alone insurrection.

My view on
violence, it’s not about plain violence. It is about national resistance
against imperialism. Those who are against insurrection stand accused of not
defending the Hellenic people at a time of genocide.

They are
responsible for not defending their country by any means at a time of
violent invasion and occupation which results in many deaths.

So their
problem is not that they do not like violence. They do. Believe me, they do.
They like the enemy's violence.

It is a kind
of Stockholm Syndrome, where victims of violence start to sympathize
with the perpetrators of violence. If they don't sympathize, they at least
remain passive or neutral in front of the killing of their fellow citizens.

Do they
realize that if they suffer an accident and need go to hospital in Hellas,
there is a high probability doctors won't be able to treat them because they
lack basic medical supplies?

Do they realize
that violence is not only the use of guns but also the deliberate
lack of food, of medicines, of electric power supply, of education?

If they do care
about their fellow citizens, let them answer these life-or-death questions,
and then I will debate their uneasiness about guns.

But first they
must persuade us that they want to fight for change; not just talk about
change. And they have not persuaded me.

Unless the
maximum we can expect from them to save our country from ruin is an election
campaign.

No thanks. I am
for insurrection because I am against genocide of our people.